---
name: "powerpc-linux-gnuspe-elfedit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspe"
version: "2.31.1-16"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/elfedit"
---

# powerpc-linux-gnuspe-elfedit(1)

Update the ELF header of ELF files.

Part of [elfedit(1)](/elfedit/1.md).

## NAME

elfedit - Update the ELF header of ELF files.

## SYNOPSIS

elfedit \[**--input-mach=***machine*\]\
         \[**--input-type=***type*\]\
         \[**--input-osabi=***osabi*\]\
         **--output-mach=***machine*\
         **--output-type=***type*\
         **--output-osabi=***osabi*\
         \[**-v**\|**--version**\]\
         \[**-h**\|**--help**\]\
         *elffile*...

## DESCRIPTION

**elfedit** updates the ELF header of ELF files which have the matching ELF machine and file types.  The options control how and which fields in the ELF header should be updated.

*elffile*... are the ELF files to be updated.  32-bit and 64-bit ELF files are supported, as are archives containing ELF files.

## OPTIONS

The long and short forms of options, shown here as alternatives, are equivalent. At least one of the **--output-mach**, **--output-type** and **--output-osabi** options must be given.

- **--input-mach=***machine*

  Set the matching input ELF machine type to *machine*.  If **--input-mach** isn't specified, it will match any ELF machine types.

  The supported ELF machine types are, *i386*, *IAMCU*, *L1OM*, *K1OM* and *x86-64*.

- **--output-mach=***machine*

  Change the ELF machine type in the ELF header to *machine*.  The supported ELF machine types are the same as **--input-mach**.

- **--input-type=***type*

  Set the matching input ELF file type to *type*.  If **--input-type** isn't specified, it will match any ELF file types.

  The supported ELF file types are, *rel*, *exec* and *dyn*.

- **--output-type=***type*

  Change the ELF file type in the ELF header to *type*.  The supported ELF types are the same as **--input-type**.

- **--input-osabi=***osabi*

  Set the matching input ELF file OSABI to *osabi*.  If **--input-osabi** isn't specified, it will match any ELF OSABIs.

  The supported ELF OSABIs are, *none*, *HPUX*, *NetBSD*, *GNU*, *Linux* (alias for *GNU*), *Solaris*, *AIX*, *Irix*, *FreeBSD*, *TRU64*, *Modesto*, *OpenBSD*, *OpenVMS*, *NSK*, *AROS* and *FenixOS*.

- **--output-osabi=***osabi*

  Change the ELF OSABI in the ELF header to *osabi*.  The supported ELF OSABI are the same as **--input-osabi**.

- **-v**

  - **--version**

  Display the version number of **elfedit**.

- **-h**

  - **--help**

  Display the command line options understood by **elfedit**.

- **@***file*

  Read command-line options from *file*.  The options read are inserted in place of the original @*file* option.  If *file* does not exist, or cannot be read, then the option will be treated literally, and not removed.

  Options in *file* are separated by whitespace.  A whitespace character may be included in an option by surrounding the entire option in either single or double quotes.  Any character (including a backslash) may be included by prefixing the character to be included with a backslash.  The *file* may itself contain additional @*file* options; any such options will be processed recursively.

## SEE ALSO

[*readelf*(1)](/readelf/1.md), and the Info entries for *binutils*.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 1991-2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts.  A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".